Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titlePROCESSES OF REFORMING TEACHER TRAINING IN MODERN RUSSIA (EXPERIENCE OF THE KAZAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY)Kalimullin Ajdar MinimansurovichTwo main approaches to reforming teacher training are discussed in today’s educational system of Russia. One of them substantiates the need to update traditional for the Soviet time model of teacher training in colleges of education, while the other proves the possibility of a considerable improvement in quality of this process in conditions of classic universities, which in principle is … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 8 · 28 May 2014 · 6,814 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsNetwork Traffic Model: A Case of BIUST NetworkThato Solomon, Adamu Murtala Zungeru, Rajalakshmi Selvaraj et al.Network traffic model and analysis provides the average load, bandwidth requirements and the different application of the available bandwidth for a particular network, in addition to several other details of the network. This paper presents mathematical model used for modelling real world problems using Botswana International University of Science and technology (BIUST) network traffic as a case. Sophisticated analysis of … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 13, Issue 7 · 21 Jun 2017 · 7,357 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsThe Basic Elements of Life'sRaffaella Aversa, Victoria Petrescu, Antonio Apicella, Ion Tiberiu PetrescuThe four basic elements of life are: Oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and phosphorus. These four elements are found in abundance in both the human body and in animals. There are other elements that compose the human body, but the four we've highlighted participate in all life processes. Besides, these four elements make up ATP chains (molecule), which governs and controls the … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 17 Dec 2016 · 121,931 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsInstructional Methods to Computer Science Education as Investigated by Computer Science TeachersAndreas Zendler, Dieter KlaudtAnswers to the questions of which instructional methods are suitable for school, what instructional methods should be applied in teaching individual subjects and how instructional methods support the act of learning represent challenges to general education and education in individual subjects. This article focuses on computer science teachers´ examination of instructional methods supporting knowledge processes in the act of learning. … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 11, Issue 8 · 19 Nov 2015 · 7,883 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsRestoration of Biodiversity and EcosystemIgnacio Santa-Regina, M. C. Santa-ReginaSuccession is one of the most studied processes in ecology and succession theory provides strong predictability. However, few attempts have been made to influence the course of succession thereby testing the hypothesis that the passage of one stage is essential to enter a next one. At each stage of succession ecosystem processes may be affected by the diversity of species … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 10 Mar 2013 · 6,984 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsApproaches to Learning in First Year University PhysicsRachel Wilson, Steve Georgakis, Manjula SharmaProblem statement: In recent decades, discipline specific ways of thinking and knowing have gained increased recognition in understanding learning. However, there has been little empirical research examining student approaches to learning within specific disciplines or, even more specifically, within different streams of study or in response to different curriculum within a discipline. Approach: The aim of this study was to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 25 Feb 2012 · 9,211 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsKnowledge Management Acceptance: Success Factors amongst Small and Medium-Size EnterprisesChristine Nya Ling TANProblem statement: The value and importance of knowledge, as seen by numerous organisations today, does without a doubt play a crucial role in the current ever-challenging and aggressive business environment. As a result, businesses that aspire to be labelled as being successful and competitive need to seek and find better ways to improve their firms’ performance. Hence, Knowledge Management (KM), … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 7 Jan 2011 · 8,374 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsThe Malaysian Public Procurement's Prevalent System and its WeaknessesRohana Othman, Husein Zakaria, Norlaili Nordin et al.Problem statement: This study examined the public procurement system as prevalent in the Malaysian government system of administration. Various aspects of public procurement are outlined including types and the processes that entail public procurement. This study also highlighted the weaknesses in the manual public procurement processes that are opened to potential abuse and mismanagement resulting in corruption. This study places … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2010 · 10,498 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsEstimation and Reliability for a Special Type of Semi-Markov ProcessVlad Stefan Barbu, Alex Karagrigoriou, Andreas MakridesThis work deals with multi-state systems modelled by means of semi-Markov processes. The sojourn times are seen to be independent not identically distributed random variables and assumed to belong to one of two different general classes of distributions so that the first class is closed under maxima and the second one is closed under minima. We obtain maximum likelihood estimators … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 20 Oct 2019 · 7,047 accessesView PDFCite